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Saturday, October 18, 2008

The last of the veggies from the garden and a few herbs from the herb garden came together for a party today in this salad bowl. The result was amazing! For years my Mother canned green tomato salad. I was okay with it. Now that I am an adult of course I wanted to make this classic from our family. I switched it up a little and invited some herbs to the party. Traditionally my Mother would put oregano and basil in this salad. I decided to go with those as well but also added parsley, tarragon, and sage. Play with the flavors to suit your tastes!GREEN TOMATO SALADLori's Lipsmacking Goodness Original

The first part of this process takes some time unless you have a mandolin. Clean and slice the green tomatoes. Leave the skin on. Place them in a non reactive bowl. Porcelain, ceramic or glass work best. Sprinkle them liberally with kosher salt. It is important to use non iodized salt. Let them sit overnight in a cool place. You can leave them sit two nights if you would like. This process extracts water from the tomatoes and also tenderizes them. Rinse in cold running water when ready to make the salad.

Mince all the herbs and garlic; add those to the green tomatoes. Pour in olive oil and vinegar and give it a taste. Add more salt or pepper as you see fit.

If you are canning this pack in jars up to 1/2 inch fromt he top. Seal and cold pack* for twenty five minutes. Yield: 4 pints.

*The cold pack process is when you place whatever you are going to can in jars, seal and put in a water bath. Bringing it to a boil and "processing" it for however long the recipe indicates. After which you remove to cool and you will hear the lids go down, "plink".

Thanks so much for sharing this, Lori. I can't wait to try it. We have gobs of tomatoes still on the vine, and I'm getting the feeling most of them won't be getting much more red on their own. This sounds like a perfect way to use them. :)

About Me

There is a new chapter in my life. It's all about how our life (my husband and I) has turned around to a plant based, vegan life! How step by step we are teaching ourselves a whole new way. How we discover new foods. How delicious can happen without meat. Yes, even without bacon.
You can email me at lorilipsmackerz @ g mail . com (take out the spaces).